Customs: New Custom Parts/Figure manufacturing option?

So as I was wandering the internets, I came along this site:Patch Together

They appear to make custom resin figures, and appear to be of pretty decent quality. The majority of their figures are miscellaneous kind of cartoony things, but they also seem capable of more detail (as seen here: Patch Together).

Their business model seems to be you submit a design, get enough votes/interest, and then they'll put it up for preorder, and once they have enough preorders they begin production and shipping, and split the profit between the designer and the company. They also apparently do custom orders.

So of course I immediately wondered if they could make custom parts or accessories, or maybe even whole custom transformers. Some of their figures seem capable of articulation, and some of the figures up for voting are more traditional action figures, with 6 swivel joints, weapon accessories, etc. So it seems they would at least be capable of making those types of things in theory. (See here for example: Patch Together)

Not that I have anything in particular I would like to see made, but I know there have been some custom resin kits sold in the past (HOS Optimus Prime I think) and I thought I should bring this up so that interested parties can do some further research.

When is the deadline for design competition?
This is an on going competition; therefore, no deadlines for design submission.

How often is the winning design selected?
The Patch Together team will select the winning designs on a regular basis, but the number of winners will depend on the quantity of submissions on hand

How will the designs be selected?
Design selection will be based largely on member participation such as voting, comments and the number of hits for the page.

When will I get my first payment?
Payment will be sent within ninety (90) days after PatchTogether receives hi-resolution artwork suitable for manufacturing.

How is the commission being paid?
Commission will be paid every three month but amounts less than $50 will accumulate till the next pay period.

How will I know if I am a winner?
The winner will be notified by email.

How will I be paid?
The winner will be paid by Paypal or check.

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The only downside would be that THEY seem to be the ones voting for things and if they aren't fans of Transformers, odds are they wouldn't vote it the winner.

Terms of Submission:

Updated on March 31, 2009

I By selecting "I Agree", you agree to the following terms and conditions:

Concepts Submission Terms:

By submitting any artworks for consideration in the contest, you must ensure that the artwork you submitted is original, and does not contain trademarks, logos, copyrights, or any other intellectual property from a third party. Any artwork or comments should not contain any unlawful or offensive contents. PatchTogether reserves the right to decline and terminate any submission for any reason.

If a design is selected for Product on Demand, the design right will remain with the artist. However, in order for the design to go into production, the artist must agree to an exclusive one year toy contract with PatchTogether. 40 % of the profit from the sales using the design will be paid to artists in 30 days.

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I'm guessing it wouldn't work. Then again, maybe someone could ask them or talk to them about it. I don't think it would be worth the time put into it, if they are just going to vote to see if it's worthwhile or not. That's just my opinion.

Well they select the winner, but the criteria they use to select the winner is member participation, voting, page hits, etc. So it's not arbitrary according to that FAQ. In that case if we knew someone from radicons had a design up there we could register and vote, provide feedback, and buy the preorders.

Their main page also advertises that they do custom orders, which would presumably be more expensive but bypass the whole voting process.

*shrugs* Just thought people might be interested, but if it's not a good deal than I agree.